The Federal Police reported this Saturday (9) that they opened a police investigation to investigate the homicide that occurred this Friday (8/11) upon arrival at Terminal 2 at Guarulhos Airport.
“The investigation will be carried out in an integrated manner with the São Paulo Civil Police and arises from the institution’s airport police function,” said the PF.
The victim, Antônio Vinicius Lopes Gritzbach, had a plea bargain agreement with the Public Ministry of the State of São Paulo and denounced organized crime factions.
Images filmed by people at the airport show that the man was shot by two people who got out of a black car and shot several times, hitting three more people.
Shortly after the crime, the governor of São Paulo, Tarcísio de Freitas said that “everything indicates that the criminal action is associated with organized crime”.
In a statement, the Public Security Secretariat (SSP) of the State of São Paulo confirmed that in addition to Gritzbach, a 41-year-old man, who had also been shot on Friday, in the snipers’ action at the airport, died on Saturday night. (9). He was admitted to the Guarulhos General Hospital.
According to the SSP, on Saturday afternoon, backpacks with firearms were located near the airport. The Military Police were informed by a complaint and, at the address, verified the veracity of the information.
“In total, three backpacks containing 2 762 rifles and 1 556 rifle, a 9mm pistol, a license plate, as well as the chargers and ammunition for these weapons were seized,” said the SSP.
This Saturday, the Public Ministry of the State of São Paulo (MPSP) reported that, through the Special Action Group to Combat Organized Crime (GAECO), it made a formal offer of protection to the defendant collaborator Antônio Vinicius Lopes Gritzbach and his family members to include them in the State Victim and Witness Protection Program (PROVITA/SP).
“However, the beneficiary of the Awarded Collaboration Agreement refused the proposal, claiming that he intended to continue in his routine and managing his business,” said the MPSP, in a note.
